MBTA Management and Leadership Program 2022 - COHORT 3

Alumni Event

Pre-Reading

  • “The Work of Leadership,” by Ron Heifetz & Donald Laurie, Harvard Business Review here.

Workshop Presentation

  • PowerPoint Presentation here.

Worksheets

  • Leadership Rubric here.

Additional Resource

  • The KONU Adaptive Leadership Podcast, “On the Balcony” here.

Session 1: Diagnosing Problems & Challenges

Pre-Reading

  • Excerpt of Chapter 2, “The Theory Behind the Practice” from The Practice of Adaptive Leadership by Ron Heifetz, Marty Linsky, and Alexander Grashow here.

Worksheets

  • Adaptive vs. Technical Challenges Worksheet here.

  • Small Group Case Consultation Guide here.

  • Scheduling Small Group Sessions Worksheet here.

  • Case Presenter Prep Worksheet here.

Workshop Presentation

  • PowerPoint Presentation here.

Session 2: Mapping the system and engaging others productively

Pre-Reading

  • “The most underrated skill in management” by Nelson Repenning, Don Kieffer, and Todd Astor here.

  • “Strategies for Learning from Failure” by Amy Edmondson here.

Worksheets

  • Check-in Questions Worksheet here.

  • Authority Audit Worksheet here.

  • Perspective Mapping Worksheet here.

Workshop Presentation

  • PowerPoint Presentation here.

Additional Resource

  • “31 Powerful Questions” from the Co-active Training Institute here.

Session 3: Leadership Interventions

Pre-Reading

  • Chapter 10, “Act Politically” from The Practice of Adaptive Leadership by Ron Heifetz, Marty Linsky, and Alexander Grashow here.

  • “Exercising Influence without Formal Authority” from Becoming a Manager by Linda Hill here.

Workshop Presentation

  • PowerPoint Presentation here.

Worksheets

  • Check-in Question & Intervention 1 Worksheet here.

  • Intervention 2 & 3: Adjusting the Heat Worksheet here.

  • Intervention 4: Adaptation & Managing Loss Worksheet here.

  • Closing Commitments Worksheet here.

Additional Resources

  • “Keep Confidants and Don’t Confuse Them with Allies,” from Leadership on the Line by Ronald Heifetz and Marty Linsky here.

  • “When Your Job is Your Identity, Professional Failure Hurts More,” by Tim O’Brien here.